New Pennington Community Notes and Holidays Observed
The school hosted an entertainment on Wednesday with strong attendance before Thursday and Friday exams and a weeklong vacation. Local families visited kin for holidays, church events raised over five dollars, and numerous residents shared Christmas dinners and visits with relatives. Sunday School officers were elected, and praise was given to John Abplanalp for six years as superintendent while others joined in community activities and hunting reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks
Anderson
Alexander
Miriam Walker
Greensburg
Roy Walker
Ralph Linville
Ward Williams
Florence Lyons
Alfred Ahring
Frank Hart
Rolland Palmer
William King’s
Walter Stanley
L. P. Hart
Jessie Walker
Athenia Williams
John Abplanalp
Ruth Abplanalp
Bernice Brown
Florence King
Sherman Hart
R. B. Linville
Batesville
Henry Meyer
New Pennington
Sherman
Jeff Williams
Jerry Wagner
Mr. Wagner
Wishing You a Happy New Year from The Pocket
Mrs Fred Marticke and Mrs August Marticke called on Mrs Henry Stickford Thursday Miss Anna Beinke of Indianapolis visits William Beinke during Christmas Ed Bergman visits his parents Fred Bergman and family near Adams Church August Marticke goes to Cincinnati for Christmas George Fossler and aunts visit August Marticke Christmas Day Ed Schone and family visit J M Marticke Christmas Eve Henry Holle and wife visit Frank Bergman Christmas Day
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Marticke
August Marticke
Henry Stickford
Anna Beinke
Indianapolis
William Beinke
Cincinnati
Ed Bergman
Fred Bergman
Adlams Church
Clemens Bosse
Fred Hosse
Elmer Gesell
J. M. Marticke
Ed Schone
George M. Fossler
Minnie Goehner
Louise Wessner
Laurel
Henry Holle
Huntersville
Frank Bergman
Pleasant Park New Year Greetings and Holiday Visits
Pleasant Park residents extend best wishes for a happy year. Pat Corcoran spent Christmas with family. Laura Krieger visited brother Charles and family. A large crowd attended Batesville Community Christmas tree entertainment. Several local residents hosted and visited relatives over the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Corcoran
Laura Krieger
Charles
Batesville
Joseph Pfeiffer
Cross Roads
Fred Kops
Earl
Richard Kops
Indianapolis
John Gunter
Ralph
Henry Kops
Omer
Wilbur Hornig
Henry Peetz
Sophia Dieckman
John Wisman
Smalltown Social Notes Reflect Christmas Week
Ed Rimstidt and Curtis Waters called on Charles Sellers one night last week. John Nichalls and family and Eddie Burkhardt attended church at Napoleon Sunday morning. Sellers and family spent Christmas with A B Wycoff at Batesville. Albert Bode and Charles Sellers were callers in Osgood Sunday night. Frank Henneke and wife spent Christmas with James Henneke and Christmas Eve entertainment at Mud Pike. Henry Bode and family were callers in Greensburg last week. Ed Rimstidt and Curtis Waters assisted Marg Martin in sawing wood last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Rimstidt
Curtis Waters
Charles Sellers
John Nichalls
Eddie Burkhardt
Napoleon
Co. F. Sellers
A. B. Wycoff
Batesville
Albert Bode
Osgood
Frank Henneke
James Henneke
Mud Pike
Henry Bode
Greensburg
Marg Martin
Platinum once worthless and cast aside as by-product
Platinum, once deemed worthless and discarded as a by-product, is now valued highly, eclipsing even gold in some contexts due to its scarcity and industrial demand. The shift reflects changing market dynamics and technological uses driving demand.
Ballstown notes and Christmas greetings amid flooded roads
Laughery Creek ran higher on Saturday than since 1913 making travel impossible for a day. Several locals attended a Christmas program at Hayti. Many families from Ballstown hosted or visited during Christmas including Harvey, Hoyer, Dorrel, Menchofer, Schwier, and Karl families with trips to Cincinnati and Batesville.
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Laughery Creek
Severizl
Hayti
Charles Harvey
Augusta Harvey
Indianapolis
Oscar
Roy
Cliff Harvey
Bath
Ind
Ollie Bultman
Jolly Center
Lucile Hoyer
Batesville
Rollin Hoyer
John Hoyer
Louis Fichtner
George Wamsgans
Harvey Bohlke
Henry Menchofer
Osgood
Claude Dorrel
William Karl
Cincinnati
Harry Smith
Augustu Harvey
Clif Harvey
William Menchofer
Grandma Dorrel
Brookville
William Schwier
Holden Schwier
Pennington
Ervin
Clarence Menchofer
Local Society Notes Mention Family Visits and Holiday Gatherings
Adrian Dorrel and family from Brookville visited J. C. Dorrel and relatives. Harvey Bohlke and family toured area. Miss Henrietta Bohnert of Danville spent holidays with parents. Various couples and children shared Christmas and Sunday visits with kin including the Huneke and Johnson families. A Hayti program drew attendees and praise. Roy Hoyer of Steamboat Landing and others joined in the holiday observances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adrian Dorrel
Brookville
Florence Dorrel
J. C. Dorrel
Harvey Bohlke
Henrietta Bohnert
Danville
Henry Bohnert
Harry Johnson
Cross Roads
Bessie Jemison
Shelbyville
Lester Brown
Otter Creek
Susan T Johnson
Halbert Brockett
Indianapolis
John Huneke
Sherman Hutson
Henry Menchofer
Splashville
J.C. Dorrel
John Bultman
William Schwier
Holden Schwier
New Pennington
Hayti
Roy Hoyer
Steamboat Landing
Ed Huneke
Desperate Chances With Cold Remedies Questioned
The piece warns that many endure severe colds without treatment, noting each attack weakens lungs and invites serious disease. It urges using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, touted for curing bad colds, as an affordable precaution.
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Rvhen Chamberlain
Journeys of the Shades in Oceanic Mythology
The piece surveys variations of the Charon myth across the Indian Ocean to the Pacific. It notes Fijian customs where a whale tooth serves as burial and test of the widow’s fidelity, and Indonesian Minahassa echoes with a wriggling bridge log and a writhing serpent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charon
Hiver Styx
Indian Ocean
Sian
Pacific
Minahassa
Indonesia
Magnet Used to Recover Nails from Sunken Cargo
A ship's cargo of mils nannially was recovered from the sea bottom. Many nail kegs were broken and contents spread across the mud. The nails were retrieved easily using a large lifting magnet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nally
Landlords and tenants clash over rules and romance
Hilda Crandell and Ethel Klinger debate rents and curfew in a building run by the stern Mr Smithers. A chance encounter with Mr Langford leads to a late phonograph concert defying the landlord's eight o'clock ban, ending with a vow to grant rent cuts and personal freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilda Crandell
Ethel Klinger
Hilda
Ethel
Wilda
Old Smithers
Ld Smithers
Yoo
Smithers
Isrhel
Lake
Mr. Langford
Langford
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Pleasant Park
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Ballstown
Game Center
THE
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Batesville Lumber Company
American Furniture CO
Batesville Casket CO
Union Furniture CO
Western Furniture CO
Batesville Cabinet CO
Batesville Furniture CO
Gibson Theatre
Meyer Hardware Co
Batesville Tribune
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